Lynne Stewart

Criminal defense attorney Lynne Stewart has been convicted of very serious crimes following her involvement with imprisoned terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman. However, you would never know it, as she not only continues to walk free but makes speeches and numerous public appearances in which she often thumbs her nose at the country she betrayed, while describing terrorists as “liberationists.“ Full Article ... Read Full Story

Law & Jihad with Andrew McCarthy: Chapter 1 of 5 View Footage Here 5:47 mins Andrew McCarthy discusses his role in the prosecution of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is now serving time for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. McCarthy says justice was served in the trial. In terms of national security, however, McCarthy fears the protracted trial only emboldened the enemy. Law & Jihad with Andrew McCarthy: Chapter 2 of 5 View Footage Here 5:57 mins Andy McCarthy discusses the “chasm between the Islam of Western fantasy and the Islam that actually exists.” For one, the Islamic ideology of jihad, ... Read Full Story

Stewart will seek to have her conviction for acting as a middleman for her terrorist client Sheik Rahman overturned. The Justice Department isn’t pleased with the outcome of the case, either: It will be arguing that Stewart’s sentence of 28 months, which prompted celebration among her supporters outside the courthouse in 2006, was much too lenient. Prosecutors are aiming for a sentence of several more decades. Stewart’s case, along with those of two co-defendants, her translator and law clerk, will be argued Tuesday afternoon before the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel of three judges hearing the case will review whether the ... Read Full Story

Despite the outward appearance of infirmity, Omar Abdel-Rahman, the "Blind Sheikh" is a central figure in the Islamic global jihad. He was convicted in 1995 of conspiring to bomb the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, which killed 6 and injured over 1,000. Rahman is now serving a life sentence for that crime. A precocious child, he started studying the Qur’an at an early age, committing much of it to memory. After graduating with a PhD in Qur'anic studies from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Rahman took leadership roles in a number of jihadist groups including Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya and Egyptian Islamic Jihad, both offshoots ... Read Full Story

NPR's Margot Adler has a piece on Stewart this morning , who now says she was naive. Quotes from the article: Adler: In a letter to the Judge, John Koeltl, Stewart has expressed her regrets. Her goal was to improve the prison conditions of her client, she says, but she was naive not to realize that what might have been considered legitimate before Sept. 11 would now be interpreted as criminal. "At the time I didn't see this," she wrote. "I see and understand it now." She says she should have fought the constitutionality of the prison regulations in court. She now says she ... Read Full Story